Gudrun Pflüger Explained

Nationality:Austrian
Sport:Mountain running
Birth Date:18 August 1972
Birth Place:Graz, Styria, Austria
Death Place:Radstadt, Salzburg, Austria

Gudrun Pflüger (18 August 1972 – 17 August 2023) was an Austrian mountain runner four-time winner of the World Mountain Running Championships (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996).[1]

Biography

After retiring from the World Cup in Mountain running and xc skiing, she moved to Chelsea Quebec and later travelled in British Columbia, Canada, engaging in the study and conservation of wolves.[2] During one field trip, Pflüger was spotted by the wolves she was studying and lay prone in the grass in order to try and lure them closer.[3]

Pflüger died in Radstadt on 17 August 2023, one day shy of her 51st birthday.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Trophy (1991-2008)/World Championships (2009 on). wmra.ch. 20 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Gudrun Pflüger Wolf Spirit - My Story of Wolves and Wonder . patmos.de. 20 October 2017.
  3. Web site: The world's hardest scientists . . 24 September 2022 . 12 November 2010.
  4. News: Eine mahnende Stimme ist verstummt: Nachruf auf Gudrun Pflüger . 22 August 2023 . SN.at . 21 August 2023.

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